Cooking gas prices across Nigeria have seen significant variations in recent months.
The latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals the ten cheapest states to purchase Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as of August 2025.
The report shows a general month-on-month (MoM) decline in prices compared to July 2025, reflecting a modest relief for households amid ongoing cost-of-living concerns.
The average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Cooking Gas decreased by 21.42% on a month-on-month basis from N20,609.48 in July 2025 to N16,195.07 in August 2025, the NBS data shows.
On a year-on-year basis, this rose by 4.13% from N15,552.56 in August 2024.
Imo residents enjoyed one of the sharpest price declines, as average prices dipped 24.35% within a month, from N20,064.01 in July to N15,177.58 in August 2025. The 10.02% YoY reduction indicates improving affordability compared to August 2024.
In May, the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, announced that the state is to collaborate with ANOH Gas Processing Company Limited (AGPC) to boost the production of gas in the state.
According to the Managing Director of ANOH Gas Processing Company Limited, Effiong Okon, “Imo will join one of the biggest states for gas production in the country.
“Our plant is designed to process 300 million standard cubic feet of gas to the energy market and also LPG to the domestic market here in Imo,” he said.
In April, Imo topped the list of states with the highest cooking gas prices when LPG prices averaged N22,938.73 per 12.5kg.
